matrosetoskipper
A matrose already meets 48% of what the skipper role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.
48%
67.9/ 100
1 Share of the skipper role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the matrose profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A skipper role treats 26 of its required skills as things a matrose already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- distinguish various types of ships
- ensure integrity of hull
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
What stands in the way is 27 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A skipper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a matrose background worth leading with.
- already held navigate European inland waterways working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inland waterway police regulations business, administration and law
- already held inland waterway ship building engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation assisting and caring
- already held secure cargo in stowage handling and moving
- already held steer vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 29 carried skills, including the 26 the skipper role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held analyse reports provided by passengers required
- required, not held calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel required
- required, not held conduct analysis of ship data required
- required, not held distinguish ship construction methods required
- required, not held ensure vessel security required
- required, not held use meteorological information required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- required, not held assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation required
- required, not held monitor crew members operating engines required
- required, not held compose stowage plans required
- required, not held coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
- required, not held manage vessel cargo activities required
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- required, not held conduct water navigation required
- required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
- required, not held recognise abnormalities on board required
- required, not held use radar navigation required
- required, not held use water navigation devices required
- required, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan required
- required, not held restrict passenger access to specific areas on board required
- required, not held prepare safety exercises on ships required
- optional, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew optional
- required, not held instruct on technical shore-based operations required
- required, not held communicate mooring plans required
- required, not held provide on-board safety training required
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
- required, not held international waterways required
- required, not held national waterways required
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a skipper role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation skill · occupation specific
- 02 instruct on technical shore-based operations skill · occupation specific
- 03 monitor crew members operating engines skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways skill
- already held assess stability of vessels skill
- already held assess trim of vessels skill
- already held distinguish various types of ships skill
- already held ensure integrity of hull skill
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- already held european classification of inland waterways knowledge
- already held inland waterway police regulations knowledge
- already held inland waterway ship building knowledge
- already held international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- already held manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
- already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
- already held national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- already held navigate European inland waterways skill
- already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
- already held physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held read stowage plans skill
- already held secure cargo in stowage skill
- already held steer vessels skill
- already held undertake navigation safety actions skill
- already held use modern electronic navigational aids skill
- already held vessel fuels knowledge
- already held vessel points of sail knowledge
- already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held implement environmental protection measures skill
- already held secure ships using rope skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
- required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
- optional, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew optional
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
48 held skills the skipper role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role anchors used in inland water transport knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist anchoring operations skill
- not needed by the target role clean parts of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role communicate reports provided by passengers skill
- not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute safety assurance exercises skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
- not needed by the target role follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
- not needed by the target role influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role launch lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
- not needed by the target role maintain ropes skill
- not needed by the target role maintain service record book skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel engine room skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions skill
- not needed by the target role manage on board hazards skill
- not needed by the target role moor vessels skill
- not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate vessel engine room skill
- not needed by the target role paint ship decks skill
- not needed by the target role perform daily maintenance on ship machinery skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role perform vessel maintenance and cleaning skill
- not needed by the target role prepare engine room for operation skill
- not needed by the target role prepare simple meals on board skill
- not needed by the target role prevent damage to electrical devices on board skill
- not needed by the target role principles of combustion engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
- not needed by the target role steer ship in compliance with helm orders skill
- not needed by the target role swim skill
- not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
8 further entries not listed here
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
- required, not held international waterways required
- required, not held national waterways required
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
- required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.